Few bikes can claim the cult status of the iconic Honda Cub. The adorable underbone scooter has been in constant production since 1958, with over 100 million units made. And the design has been cloned countless times.
This custom scooter from Taiwan contains Cub DNA, but you?d never guess?because it?s stretched to breaking point. It?s the latest build from AFS Custom Bikes of Tainan City, and uses the engine from a Cub clone made by SYM.

It’s a reincarnation of the classic Cub vibe, six decades later and from an alternate universe.
?The Honda Cub was released over half a century ago and has never gone out of style,? says the shop’s founder, who also goes by AFS. ?I think that’s really cool. I wanted to keep those basic lines, but maybe add a little bit more modern style to it.?
From there, the concept evolved into something a little more slammed and stretched, because the shop’s customer is a hot rod fanatic. There’s no suspension, just one brake and nothing to make it street legal?but that’s not a problem. Style was always going to trump practicality on this project.
The headline feature here is the scooter’s handmade chassis. It’s been built from steel tubing, with the main backbone doubling up as a fuel tank. AFS built a makeshift fuel gauge on the left side, and a tidy knurled aluminum gas cap up top.

It’s a remarkably cohesive and fluid design?particularly the single-sided fork and rigid rear end. Both ends ...